2nd Edition

The Eclipse of a Great Power Modern Britain 1870-1992

By Keith Robbins Copyright 1995
    488 Pages
    by Routledge

    488 Pages
    by Routledge

    Covers both the expansion and the decline of the British Empire and the reasons behind this sudden eclipse in power.

    Editor's foreword.
    Preface.
    Preface to the second edition.
    List of maps.
    Part One, 1870-1901. Framework of events. Prologue.
    Part Two, 1901-1931. Framework of events.
    Part Three, 1931-1956. Framework of events.
    Part Four, 1956-1975. Framework of events.
    Part Five, 1976-1992. Framework of events.
    Compendium of information.
    Maps.
    Bibliography.
    Index.

    Biography

    Keith Robbins

    'A concise, balanced account of the past hundred years of British history, and as such bids fair to become a standard work.'

    Times Higher Educational Supplement